{"id":67386,"date":"2019-01-14T02:40:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T07:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/?p=67386"},"modified":"2019-11-26T18:52:16","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T23:52:16","slug":"the-slowdown-a-5-minute-literary-once-a-day-multivitamin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2019\/01\/14\/the-slowdown-a-5-minute-literary-once-a-day-multivitamin\/","title":{"rendered":"The Slowdown: A 5-Minute Literary Once-a Day Multivitamin for the Soul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apmpodcasts.org\/slowdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Slowdown,<\/a> a daily 5-minute long podcast from U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith, is remarkable in its power to truly slow down time and transport you OUT of the busy mulit-tasking present. The podcast as been likened to a &#8220;<em>literary once-a-day multivitamin&#8221;*<\/em>. Its simple formula consists of a thoughtful preamble written and read by Smith, that leads the way into a poem she has chosen, amplifying its power.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>I draw both from poems I\u2019ve loved a long time, and poems that are the result of careful sleuthing. I seek poems that will fit in 1 or 2 or 3 minutes, and that use <strong>vivid, evocative language to examine familiar aspects of life<\/strong>. Some poems are topical, like Franny Choi\u2019s Gentrifier, while others shed new light on ordinary feelings, like gratitude, or experiences, like coming-of-age.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But it&#8217;s Smith&#8217;s marvelously\u00a0quiet voice that makes the carefully curated readings so compelling and accessible, as though she were reading just to you.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apmpodcasts.org\/slowdown\/2019\/01\/34-speaking-tree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a recent episode about our favorite subject \u2014 trees<\/a>:<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-67386-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/The-Slowdown-Speaking-Tree-.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/The-Slowdown-Speaking-Tree-.mp3\">https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/The-Slowdown-Speaking-Tree-.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re not a podcast person, there is no need to figure out HOW to listen to the daily Slow Down. Simply go to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.apmpodcasts.org\/slowdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Slowdown&#8217;s webpage<\/a>\u00a0to stream episodes, or to subscribe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apmpodcasts.org\/slowdown\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-67388\" src=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/The-Slowdown-logo-790x790.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/The-Slowdown-logo-790x790.jpg 790w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/The-Slowdown-logo-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/The-Slowdown-logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/The-Slowdown-logo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/The-Slowdown-logo-690x690.jpg 690w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/The-Slowdown-logo-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/The-Slowdown-logo.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>*<a href=\"https:\/\/electricliterature.com\/could-a-daily-poetry-podcast-save-your-mental-health-d959838444fc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ElectricLiterature.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>With thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caradesilva.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cara de Silva<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Slowdown, a daily 5-minute long podcast from U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. 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